Show NAVAL STRENGTH IN CHINESE CHINE SE WATERS america has two battleships and twenty four other smaller vessels in ill view of the haest development in manchuria the naval st strength of the vailous powers in chinese waters becomes interesting the kussian russian fleet has been gradually increased un til now it numbers forty two vessels france has thirty one ships and twenty others in ind in d a all and d cochin china waters great britain at last accounts had thirty seven war vessels in chinese waters and ger germany many sev enteen the kentucky and oregon are the only american battleships on the asiatic station but there are twenty four other sma ler american warships including two monitors ironi tors and some small gunboats in philippine waters japan has a strong naval force on the coast |